All of us at Friends of SMART were very sad to hear of the recent passing of fervent Sonoma County environmentalist and our good friend,...

Published by: Sonoma Magazine By Sofia Englund August, 2022 If you’re not a commuter to Santa Rosa, Petaluma or one of the other towns...

08.03.22 - To: The Press Democrat Editor: Your Editorial of June 6 rightly celebrated the apparent demise of the proposed coal train to...

SMART Decision Making Citizen Feedback is Critical for Success SUMMARY The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) District (District) was...

April 23, 2022 To: Senator Josh Becker Re: SB 917 (Becker) – Seamless Transit Transformation Act – Support Friends of Sonoma-Marin Area...

Close to Home: SMART’s path forward starts with listening EDDY CUMINS GENERAL MANAGER OF SMART The Press Democrat April 3, 2022 SMART...

Friends of SMART stands squarely behind the efforts of Roaring Camp Railroads, urging people to Vote No on abandoning the Felton Branch...

The Friends of SMART would like to formally welcome Mr. Eddy Cumins as the newly installed General Manager of the Sonoma Marin Area Rapid...

10.19.21 Farhad Mansourian, General Manger Board of Directors, SMART Staff SMAR For the public record the Friends of SMART would like to...

July 28, 2021 Friends of SMART is disappointed that MTC places so little emphasis on developing rail transportation in our region. Rail...

Seamless Bay Area Public transportation in the Bay Area does not work for people. Unreliable service, slow speeds, lack of connections,...

FROM: Liz Nagle Associate Environmental Planner Caltrans|District 4|Office of Environmental Analysis As the lead agency under the...

EXCERPT FROM LETTER #1: President Biden, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McCarthy and Leader McConnell: Our coalition of...

Posted on 28 December 2020 By Geoffrey D Smith BikePartners.net A vision for the SMART train is being realized now. Imagine a day in the...

TO: President-Elect Biden, Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, Leader McCarthy, and Leader Schumer: Our coalition of transit, labor,...

by Willard Richards and Michael Allen | October 1, 2020 Measure DD will maintain Sonoma County’s ability to compete for State funding of...

Ph.D. Jack C. Swearengen, Ph.D. First published in 2008 At yesterday’s Friends of SMART meeting I mentioned the White Paper that I wrote...

Patricia Tuttle Brown, Founding member of the Petaluma Bike/Pedestrian Committee (PBAC), business owner, wife, parent. I am a long-term...

Santa Rosa Press Democrat Sunday, February 2, 2020 Imagine this: An unconventional mass transit system, up and running for just a short...

Jason Walsh, Editor & Associate Publisher Sonoma Index Tribune January 29, 2020 Sonoma Valley voters are being asked on the March 3...